Transportation

As part of the City of Manassas Capital Improvement Program, Manassas’ water transmission main line has been slated for an upgrade, replacing the 24-inch water transmission main line with a 36-inch main line. The current, 45-year old water main line has served the City of Manassas well, but now that the line is approaching its useful life, it is being replaced with a water main line to supply the higher-demand for water, especially in the summer months, as well as improve overall system performance. The City of Manassas is currently working together with Prince William County, Va. along the Rollins Ford/Vint Hill Road/Route 28 road improvement areas, to replace the water transmission line, with project completion planned for 2020 at a total cost of more than $20 million.

Winter weather is here for the Manassas, Va. area and the City of Manassas Utilities and Public Works Department is well armed with salt, sand and trucks. The City of Manassas Utilities and Public Works Department annually budgets approximately $225,000 for snow treatment and removal, and is prepared with 21 snow-removal trucks, 20 contract equipment, 1500 tons of road salt and 500 tons of sand. For details, go to www.manassascity.org or call 703-257-8219.

“We all remember the long winter last year, so we’ve prepared to clear and pre-treat our roads to allow for safer and easier access to roads,” said Mike Moon, director of public works and utilities for the City of Manassas.

Submitted by Leigh Macdonald, News Where You Live Ambassador, NoVA, D.C., Maryland

Thursday, May 8th, 2014, 1:21pm

ALL GREENWAY TOLLS GO TO CHARITY ON MAY 15TH

On May 15, the Dulles Greenway will hold its 9th Annual Drive for Charity event. The Greenway will use the tolls collected that day to fund the Dulles Greenway Citizenship Award which grants scholarships to one student from each of the thirteen Loudoun County high schools, and to contribute to the five charities below. The Greenway has proudly donated a total of $1.7 million in the past eight years to the scholarship program and various charities.

March of Dimes (National Capital Area) – The Greenway has helped the NICU Family Support Project fund a Family Support Specialist at INOVA Fairfax Hospital for Children to oversee activities of the program, as well as support activities in the program (patient care kits, parent education hours and patient safety classes).

Colder weather has set in and that means people are turning up their thermostats and seeing higher utility bills. The City of Manassas’ Operation Round Up is in full force, where customers that authorize the City of Manassas to "round up" their monthly electric bill to the next higher dollar. If the bill is $73.80, it is rounded up to $74 and the extra 20 cents is contributed to the Operation Round Up® fund. Single donations from customers are also accepted, simply by adding the additional dollars to their payment with a notice that the overpayment is for Operation Round Up. For details, go to www.manassascity.org or call 703-257-8276.

Winter weather might just be around the corner for the Manassas, Va. area and the City of Manassas Utilities and Public Works Department is well armed with salt, sand and trucks. The City of Manassas Utilities and Public Works Department annually budgets $250,000 for snow treatment and removal, and is prepared with 16 snow-removal trucks, 25 contract equipment, 1500 tons of road salt and almost 500 tons of sand. For details, go to www.manassascity.org or call 703-257-8219.

“If we experience snow or ice earlier than usual in the season, it can catch drivers off guard, and it will be more important than ever to make sure we are prepared and clear our roads as soon as possible,” said Mike Moon, director of public works and utilities for the City of Manassas.

Submitted by Leigh Macdonald, News Where You Live Ambassador, NoVA, D.C., Maryland

Friday, November 15th, 2013, 3:56pm

Parking in the Town Hall parking garage and at all on-street parking meters will be free from Wednesday, November 27, 2013 through Wednesday, January 1, 2014

The Town of Leesburg will be offering free parking throughout the holiday season in the Town Hall parking garage and at on-street parking meters in the Historic Downtown. The two-hour limit at on-street meters will remain in effect during the free holiday parking promotion. Free parking will begin at 5:00pm on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 and will continue until 8:00am on Thursday, January 2, 2014. The tradition of providing free holiday parking in downtown Leesburg began in 2005.

Supervisor Shawn Williams and Loudoun County Administrator Tim Hemstreet visited Ashby Ponds retirement community on Friday, June 28 to share information on area transportation changes and local development updates:

1) Stoplight at Ashby Ponds Boulevard and Gloucester Parkway

Supervisor Williams shared that an item will be brought forth at an upcoming Board meeting to fund a signal warrant study at the intersection in front of Ashby Ponds. He indicated that if approved, a stoplight would likely be erected but not turned on until completion of the Gloucester Parkway extension in 2016. Additionally, flashing pedestrian signals would be added to the intersection for those crossing to and from Smith Switch Road. Many Ashby Ponds residents have expressed concern in the past over the safety of this intersection.